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February 17, 2008 at 10:32 am
· Filed under Cheese-Yogurt-Dairy
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| Fermo Jaeckle, CEO of award-winning Wisconsin cheese-maker Roth Käse, has purchased a 6,000-square-foot underground cave in Dixon Springs, Tennessee that was the center of a marijuana-growing operation. The cave was purchased in a state auction in December for $250,000. It was bought not by the cheese company, but privately by Jaeckle and other investors. The new owners plan to turn the subterranean cave into a cheese aging and curing facility and an agritourism destination. Located about 40 miles northeast of Nashville, the cave made national headlines in 2005 after a Drug Enforcement Task Force busted an elaborate cannabis-growing operation there. Besides a massive cannabis growing room, parts of which are 20 feet high, the cave was also outfitted with a ventilation system, elaborate lighting, offices, a kitchen, bedrooms, restrooms and an escape hatch. However interesting that sounds, Roth Käse’s headquarters in southern Wisconsin were built to resemble a Swiss chalet (after the country’s Swiss heritage) with some of the most impressive high-tech equipment you can imagine. |
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Roth Käse’s GranQueso, a versatile Manchego-style cheese, has won many awards, including a First Place Award at the 2004 American Cheese Society Competition and a Gold Medal at the 2005 World Cheese Awards in London. |
| The cave’s natural, consistent temperature, which ranges from from 57° to 59° Fahrenheit year round, is perfect for aging cheeses. Because the cave is on a steep grade and not on a city sewer line, it is not ideally situated for cheese-making. Instead, the owners will partner with local producers to age and cure their cheeses. The owners intend to form a partnership with Roth Käse to distribute products processed at the property. |
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February 16, 2008 at 8:12 pm
· Filed under Books, Cookies-Cake-Pastry
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Elizabeth Falkner proposes everything from
The Real McCoy Ice Cream Sandwich to Blueberry Paper. |
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We put an ace baker to work, finding the best new baking cookbooks. After baking up a storm, here’s Part I of her recommendations (Part II arrives next month):
– Classic Stars Desserts, by Emily Luchetti, executive pastry chef at Jeremiah Tower’s pioneering San Francisco restaurant, Stars
– Elizabeth Falkner’s Demolition Desserts, recipes from the famed San Francisco sweet spot, Citizen Cake
–The Greyston Bakery Cookbook, by Sara Kate Gillingham-Ryan, featuring recipes from a community bakery in The Bronx whose brownies are used by Ben & Jerry’s
– Pure Dessert, by Alice Medrich, one of the Bay Area’s legendary bakers, called “The First Lady of Chocolate”If you’d rather buy a great dessert than bake one, check out the Cookies and Desserts & Ice Cream sections of THE NIBBLE online magazine. |
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February 16, 2008 at 4:26 pm
· Filed under Food Holidays, Fruits, Nuts & Seeds, Recipes
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Go nuts—it’s National Almond Day. This versatile nut is not just a snack or baking ingredient but a flavor-enhancer in sandwiches and salads—and of course, slivered on green beans. Almonds can purchased whole, slivered, chopped and in stick form (we like the elegance of slivers). Try smoked almonds, too: They really perk up egg, tuna, chicken and green salads. Almonds are high in vitamin E, magnesium and manganese. Our favorite foods with almonds:- Almondina low-calorie cookies
– Enstrom’s Almond Toffee, our favorite toffee (it’s kosher, and also available in sugar-free)
– Lake Champlain Almond Buttercrunch (also kosher)
– Dolcielo’s Amureo Brownies, made with apricots marinated with Amaretto Di Saronno plus large chunks of almonds
– Frontier Soups Asparagus Almond Soup
– Minnie Beasley’s Lace Cookies– Natasha’s Health Nut Cookies, made with almond flour, low carb, low cal, gluten free |
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Dolcielo’s Amureo Brownie, laden with
Amaretto-marinated apricots and large chunks of almonds. |
– Pariya Foods Almond Nougat, our favorite nougat
– Peeled Snacks Fig-Sated, our favorite healthy snack with figs, dates, almonds and pistachios
– Poco Dolce Almond and Coconut Almond Chocolate Tiles with sea salt
– Recchiuti Burnt Caramel Almonds
– Vosges Chocolate Barcelona Bar, dark milk chocolate, roasted almonds and sea salt
– Sophia’s Sweets Panforte, gluten free
– Terra Medi Green Olive and Almond Bruschetta
Recipes:– Almond Biscotti recipe from Mario Batali
– Almond Hummus
– Chocolate Almond Beet Torte from Michael Recchiuti
– Mulled Wine With Almonds |
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